CVE-2026-81988

HIGHPre-NVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
29%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 8, 2026

Last Modified

September 10, 2026

References (1)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81988(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-25 05:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 18:19 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 21:03 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 21:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-21 23:16 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-21 23:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-21 12:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-21 01:27 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-21 01:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-20 14:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-20 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-19 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-19 05:48 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-19 05:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-18 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 07:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-17 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-17 10:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-16 23:14 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-16 23:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 12:19 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 03:37 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-14 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 18:53 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-13 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-12 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-12 10:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-11 23:12 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-11 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-11 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-10 14:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-10 13:50 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-10 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-10 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-09 16:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-09 10:25 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-09 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-09 10:00 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-09 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-09 05:26 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-09 05:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-09 04:27 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-09 04:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-08 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-08 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-08 20:34 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81988?
CVE-2026-81988 is a high vulnerability published on September 8, 2026. Acrobat Reader is affected by a Use After Free vulnerability that could result in arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
When was CVE-2026-81988 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81988 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 8, 2026, with the most recent update on September 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81988 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81988 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 71.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81988?
CVE-2026-81988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81988?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81988, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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